NETWORK UPDATE: There were no changes from the New Year’s night preliminaries.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: ESPN’s COLLEGE FOOTBALL bowl games and related programming continued to dominate cable, with 6 of the Top 10 slots, the top game being the ROSE BOWL (3.58), with the FIESTA BOWL (2.78) and SUGAR BOWL (2.55) behind. ESPN2 contributed too, with a game at 0.74. On the non-football front, Discovery’s GOLD RUSH returned at 1.34, with lead-in GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT down a tick to 0.58. Lifetime’s BRING IT returned at 0.57, with a lead-in special at 0.41 and new lead-out THE RAP GAME at 0.51. HGTV was led by FIXER UPPER at 0.55, with TINY HOUSE HUNTERS at 0.45/0.42. On Food Network, DINERS DRIVE-INS AND DIVES was at 0.33, and AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL at 0.29. TLC aired 2 episodes of SAY YES TO THE DRESS at 0.23/0.22, followed by LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE at 0.20. Both episodes of History’s SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM were at 0.21. A&E’s UNFORGETTABLE was at 0.14.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Friday January 1, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L

ESPN

4:41 PM

15

3.61

12,660

2

ROSE BOWL L: STANFORD/IOWA

ESPN

5:09 PM

210

3.58

13,552

3

COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L

ESPN

4:56 PM

13

3.55

13,219

4

FIESTA BOWL L: NOTRE DAME/OHIO STATE

ESPN

12:56 PM

225

2.78

9,759

5

SUGAR BOWL L: OKLAHOMA STATE/OLE MISS

ESPN

8:39 PM

199

2.55

8,940

6

GOLD RUSH

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

9:00 PM

62

1.34

4,247

7

COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L

ESPN

12:07 AM

12

1.07

3,098

8

COLL FTBL BOWL GAME L: NORTHWESTERN/TENNESSEE

ESPN2

12:00 PM

182

0.74

2,821

9

GOLD RUSH: THE DIRT

DISCOVERY CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.58

2,193

10

BRING IT!

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

62

0.57

1,359

11

FIXER UPPER

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

60

0.55

2,334

12

CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVE L: N/A

ESPN

10:00 AM

171

0.54

1,463

13

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L: N/A

ESPN

12:19 AM

161

0.54

1,321

14

RAP GAME

LIFETIME TELEVISION

10:02 PM

60

0.51

1,139

15

SPIKE TV MOVIE: ESCAPE PLAN

SPIKE TV

8:30 PM

180

0.45

1,200

16

TINY HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

6:30 PM

30

0.45

1,414

17

OUTBACK BOWL SUST L

ESPN2

3:02 PM

28

0.42

1,813

18

TINY HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

6:00 PM

30

0.42

1,391

19

BRING IT SPECIAL

LIFETIME TELEVISION

8:00 PM

60

0.41

973

20

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.40

1,681

21

SP ROSE PARADE 2016

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 AM

119

0.40

2,485

22

SPORTSCENTER AM L: N/A

ESPN

8:00 AM

120

0.40

1,051

23

SP HGTV DREAM HOME

HOME AND GARDEN TV

8:00 PM

60

0.39

1,863

24

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.38

1,771

25

TINY LUXURY

HOME AND GARDEN TV

5:30 PM

30

0.36

1,384

26

ISLAND LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

7:00 PM

30

0.36

1,274

27

TINY LUXURY

HOME AND GARDEN TV

5:00 PM

30

0.36

1,441

28

ELLENS DSGN CH MEET CAST

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 PM

60

0.35

1,380

29

ISLAND LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

7:30 PM

30

0.35

1,356

30

MIGHTY TINY HOUSES

HOME AND GARDEN TV

3:00 PM

60

0.33

1,432

31

DINERS, DRIVE INS & DIVES

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.33

970

32

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

HOME AND GARDEN TV

4:00 PM

30

0.33

1,448

33

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

HOME AND GARDEN TV

4:30 PM

30

0.31

1,359

34

MEXICO LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

12:59 PM

30

0.31

1,635

35

CARIBBEAN LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

1:59 PM

30

0.29

1,320

36

MOVIE: I HAVE YOUR CHILDREN

LIFETIME MOVIE NETWORK

8:00 PM

120

0.29

1,056

37

MEXICO LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

1:29 PM

30

0.29

1,438

38

AMERICAN DINER REVIVAL

FOOD NETWORK

8:30 PM

30

0.29

939

39

AMERICAN RESTORATION

HISTORY

9:00 PM

60

0.27

1,139

40

CARIBBEAN LIFE

HOME AND GARDEN TV

2:29 PM

31

0.27

1,248

41

MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 AM

30

0.27

1,187

42

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.25

626

43

FORBIDDEN: DYING FOR LOVE

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.24

943

44

WIVES WITH KNIVES

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.24

909

45

SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL

TLC

9:31 PM

31

0.23

984

46

SAY YES TO THE DRESS: ATL

TLC

9:00 PM

31

0.22

910

47

LOVE LUST OR RUN

TLC

10:02 PM

30

0.22

819

48

BET LIFE OF…S2

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

10:00 PM

58

0.21

508

49

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN2

11:00 AM

60

0.21

556

50

SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM

HISTORY

10:00 PM

31

0.21

830

51

SMARTEST GUY IN THE ROOM

HISTORY

10:31 PM

32

0.21

756

52

LOVE AT FIRST SWIPE

TLC

10:32 PM

30

0.20

796

53

MYTHBUSTERS HOLIDAY MA

SCIENCE

7:00 PM

60

0.18

444

54

MRS. DOUBTFIRE: MRS. DOUBTFIRE

HBO PRIME

11:00 AM

125

0.18

388

55

TOP CHEF FIRST LOOK

BRAVO

9:48 AM

12

0.18

432

56

MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 AM

30

0.17

807

57

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM:SECRE

HBO PRIME

9:15 AM

97

0.17

340

58

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.16

1,726

59

FANTASTIC FOUR:RISE OF TH

HBO PRIME

1:15 PM

91

0.15

383

60

CHAIN REACT MC

GSN

8:00 PM

30

0.15

571

61

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.14

1,570

62

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN2

10:00 AM

60

0.14

356

63

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.14

631

64

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.14

803

65

GHOST TOWN

HBO PRIME

2:50 PM

102

0.14

364

66

COLL FTBL BOWL STUDIO L

ESPN2

4:30 PM

11

0.14

477

67

UNFORGETTABLE

A&E NETWORK

10:00 PM

62

0.14

736

68

HMM MOVIE: CAST AWAY

HALLMARK MOVIES & MYSTERIES

7:00 PM

180

0.14

518

69

LONE SURVIVOR: LONE SURVIVOR

HBO PRIME

10:35 PM

121

0.14

369

70

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.13

1,456

71

CHAIN REACT MC

GSN

8:30 PM

30

0.13

527

72

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.13

873

73

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.13

1,115

74

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESPN2

8:39 PM

21

0.12

438

75

FIGHTING

HBO PRIME

6:15 PM

104

0.12

270

76

127 ROSE PARADE: N/A

HALLMARK CHANNEL

11:00 AM

120

0.11

948

77

AVENGERS, THE

HBO PRIME

4:40 PM

89

0.11

308

78

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS

HBO PRIME

8:00 PM

150

0.11

337

79

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L: N/A

ESPN2

4:41 PM

139

0.11

392

80

YOUR WORLD W/CAVUTO SPCL

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.11

975

81

LEGAL VIEW

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.11

676

82

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.11

812

83

BREAK

HBO PRIME

1:05 PM

10

0.11

257

84

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESPN2

8:00 PM

30

0.11

342

85

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

ESPN2

7:00 PM

60

0.10

294

86

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.10

1,138

87

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESPN2

9:00 PM

60

0.10

297

88

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

HBO PRIME

7:20 AM

108

0.10

208

89

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.10

817

90

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.09

802

91

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.09

274

92

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.09

339

93

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.09

748

94

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.09

626

95

WATER DIVINER, THE

HBO PRIME

12:40 AM

111

0.09

239

96

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.08

228

97

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.08

752

98

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.08

344

99

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN2

11:00 PM

60

0.08

213

100

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.08

327

101

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.08

245

102

OVERBOARD: OVERBOARD

POP

12:00 PM

120

0.08

320

103

SPORTSCENTER PRIME L

ESPN2

10:00 PM

60

0.08

269

104

PARANORMAL SURVIVOR

DESTINATION AMERICA

10:00 PM

60

0.08

292

105

700 CLUB

ABC FAMILY

11:00 PM

60

0.07

193

106

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.07

244

107

UFC WEIGH-IN L

FOX SPORTS 1

7:00 PM

60

0.07

176

108

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.07

243

109

ON THE RECORD SPCL

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.07

1,176

110

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.07

228

111

PARANORMAL SURVIVOR

DESTINATION AMERICA

9:00 PM

60

0.07

270

112

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

10:00 AM

60

0.07

391

113

WORST COOKS

COOKING CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.07

204

114

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.07

191

115

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.07

1,325

116

COUNTDOWN TO ROSE PARADE

HALLMARK CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.06

615

117

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.06

591

118

COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L: UCLA/WASHINGTON

FOX SPORTS 1

11:00 PM

170

0.06

211

119

ALL THE BEST ALL THE WRST

HLN

1:00 PM

60

0.06

224

120

SIXTH SENSE, THE

MAXPRIME

11:10 AM

107

0.06

147

121

NEW DAY- HOLIDAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.06

426

122

AS GOOD AS IT GETS: AS GOOD AS IT GETS

POP

6:30 PM

180

0.06

243

123

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

10:00 AM

60

0.06

280

124

YO-KAI WATCH

DISNEY XD

5:00 PM

30

0.06

284

125

UNTOLD STORIES OF THE ER

DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.06

191

126

NEW DAY- HOLIDAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.06

281

127

OPRAH: WATN EXTRA

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.05

198

128

NEW DAY- HOLIDAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.05

349

129

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

11:00 AM

60

0.05

225

130

MORNING JOE-SPC: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

120

0.05

214

131

OPRAH: WATN EXTRA

OPRAH WINFREY NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.05

211

132

HENRY DANGER

NICKTOONS

4:00 PM

60

0.05

305

133

ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS

NICKTOONS

10:30 AM

30

0.05

216

134

SUPERMAN/BATMAN:PUBLIC EN

HBO PRIME

6:10 AM

66

0.05

89

135

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: UTAH/STANFORD

ESPNU

9:00 PM

142

0.05

147

136

NBA GAMETIME LIVE

NBA-TV

11:05 PM

115

0.05

116

137

NBA CRUNCHTIME: NBA CRUNCHTIME LIVE

NBA-TV

9:00 PM

125

0.04

106

138

UFC SPECIALS

FOX DEPORTES

8:30 PM

30

0.04

104

139

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

11:00 AM

60

0.04

312

140

WALK OF SHAME

MAXPRIME

10:00 PM

94

0.04

108

141

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.04

344

142

HENRY DANGER

NICKTOONS

1:30 PM

30

0.04

273

143

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

ESPNU

11:22 PM

57

0.04

83

144

WWE RAW – EN ESP: N/A

NBC UNIVERSO

8:00 PM

180

0.04

107

145

SHOCK TRAUMA:EDGE OF LIFE

DISCOVERY LIFE CHANNEL

10:00 PM

30

0.04

206

146

FOX SPORTS LIVE L

FOX SPORTS 1

1:50 AM

15

0.04

151

147

ALVINNN CHIPMUNKS

NICKTOONS

10:00 AM

30

0.04

218

148

M-F MOVIE: HEART AND SOULS

UP

3:00 PM

120

0.04

263

149

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

12:00 PM

60

0.04

305

150

HENRY DANGER

NICKTOONS

3:00 PM

30

0.04

233

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.